Global Patent Index - EP 0770796 B1

EP 0770796 B1 20000412 - One-way clutch

Title (en)

One-way clutch

Title (de)

Freilaufkupplung

Title (fr)

Accouplement unidirectionnel

Publication

EP 0770796 B1 20000412 (EN)

Application

EP 96116987 A 19961022

Priority

  • JP 30389495 A 19951027
  • JP 30523595 A 19951031

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0770796A1] The present invention is intended to provide a one-way clutch capable of preventing the inner circumferential surface of the outer ring of the one-way clutch from being deformed even when the outer ring of the one-way clutch for a stator constituting a torque converter is integrally formed with the stator made of plastic. To attain the object, in the one-way clutch for the plastic stator, wherein the bearing support portion of the stator is integrally formed in the inner circumferential direction at or near one axial end of the boss portion of the stator and the outer ring is inserted in and formed on the inner circumferential side of the boss portion so as to be integrally held, the thickness of the outer ring on the side opposite to the bearing support portion is made smaller than that on the side of the bearing support portion, or the outer diameter of the outer ring is gradually decreased in the axial direction from the end of the outer ring on the side of the bearing support portion to the other end, or a ring-shaped step portion is provided at the other axial end on the outer circumferential surface of the outer ring so that the amount of thermal shrinkage at the plastic portion on the side of the bearing support portion of the stator is made almost equal to the thermal shrinkage at the plastic portion on the opposite side. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

F16H 41/24

IPC 8 full level

F16H 41/24 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

F16H 41/24 (2013.01 - EP US); F16H 2041/246 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0770796 A1 19970502; EP 0770796 B1 20000412; DE 69607721 D1 20000518; DE 69607721 T2 20010111; US 5760514 A 19980602

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 96116987 A 19961022; DE 69607721 T 19961022; US 73816396 A 19961025